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Registration Overview

The Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference (aka Bridge Conference) is produced by the Association of Fundraising Professionals of the Washington DC Metro Area Chapter (AFP DC) and the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW).

Both organizations welcome professionals who work in or support the fundraising and marketing sectors. Members of AFP DC and DMAW, as well as our partner organizations—the Nonprofit Alliance (TNPA) and the Direct Marketing Fundraising Association (DMFA)—are eligible for discounted registration rates. Reduced rates are also available for small nonprofit organizations, group registrations of three or more individuals from the same organization, and students. Please refer to the Registration Rates tab for additional details.

Group Definition: Register 3 people from your organization and receive a discount!

3 or more registered with the same nonprofit or same company. The group must be registered at the same time and paid for with one form of payment. Only applicable to full conference registrations.

Small Nonprofit Definition: For organizations with a total revenue under $1,000,000. Limited number of registrations available on first-come, first-served basis.

Student or Intern: Fulltime student or Intern. Limited number of registrations available on first-come, first-served basis. Some scholarships are available. Please contact registration@bridgeconf.org for details.

Please note: For the group registration rate, all team members must be registered by one person at the same time using the same form of payment. All team members must be listed using the same organization-based email domain; registrants having public domain addresses (e.g., @gmail.com) will not qualify in the count for the group rate.

Please visit https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html for the latest guidelines.

If you require an invitation letter from the Bridge Conference for your visa application to attend the conference, please email registration@bridgeconf.org with the following information:

  • Full name
  • Job title or position
  • Organization
  • Full postal and mailing address

Letters will be provided for the conference only and sent as attachments via email.

We understand that plans may change. Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to registration@bridgeconf.org by June 12.

Cancellations received on or before June 12 will be refunded minus $100 processing fee and will forfeit access to attendee benefits and conference materials. Refunds are not available for cancellations received after June 12 or for no-shows.

Substitutions: Please contact the registrar (registration@bridgeconf.org) to request a registration substitution within the same registered organization. A $25 substitution fee will apply to any substitutions made after June 12.

Badge Reprint Fee (on-site): Your conference badge serves as your admission to the conference, so please treat it carefully. Badge reprints at the conference will incur a $25 badge reprint fee. Badge sharing or splitting is strictly prohibited.

The Bridge Conference provides buffet style meals allowing options for a variety of dietary restrictions, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and nut free. The Bridge Conference will provide special kosher and halal meals to registrants who notify the conference in advance at time of registration or in writing to registration@bridgeconf.org at least 14 calendar days prior to the event.

No one under the age of 18 is permitted to attend any conference events. If you bring children to the Bridge Conference, you are responsible for childcare arrangements. Children are not permitted in the exhibit hall, general sessions or in any educational sessions in the hotel.

The Bridge Conference and its producers, AFP DC and DMAW, reserve the right to cancel any individual sessions or, in the case of a force majeure event, the entire conference. In the unlikely occurrence of a force majeure event, and the Bridge Conference is cancelled in its entirety, all registrants will receive full refunds as applicable. The Bridge Conference is not responsible for reimbursing travel costs, or any costs related to travel.

Code of Conduct

Bridge Conference Commitment to Representation and Belonging

The convening organizations of the Bridge Conference value the richness of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds within our community. We believe that a broad range of voices strengthens our sector. We actively welcome and encourage speakers and sessions featuring individuals from a variety of lived experiences, including those from different cultural backgrounds, abilities, genders, and professional sectors, as well as those serving diverse communities.

By registering for the Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions as laid out in these Attendees Standards of Behavior and Overview. Failure to abide by these policies will affect your eligibility to participate in the Bridge Conference this year and possibly in future years.

Standards of Behavior: Electronic devices must be turned off or set to silent mode during educational sessions. Disruptive or objectionable conduct, activities and related materials (megaphones, signage, etc.) as determined by the Bridge Conference, are strictly prohibited in every area of the conference unless specifically approved by show management in writing.

Attire: Business casual and traditional business attire is preferred.

No Accessibility: The Bridge Conference provides, upon request, alternative formats, and services necessary for all individuals to participate in all programs and services provided by our organization. Requests for accommodations should be given at the time of registration or submitted at least three weeks in advance of the conference.

No weapons of any kind are allowed at the Gaylord Hotel or any of the conference facilities. Explosives, fuel, combustible, or hazardous materials are strictly prohibited.

Suitcasing (on-site): We value the financial investment that our exhibitors and sponsors have made in the Bridge Conference, particularly with their participation in the Solutions Showcase. Please note that while all meeting attendees are invited to the exhibition, any attendee who is observed to be soliciting business in any public spaces or in another company’s booth, and does not have a booth themselves, will be asked to leave immediately. Other penalties may be applied. Please report any violations you may observe to the Bridge Conference staff.

Educational Session Rooms
In accordance with everyone’s physical comfort as well as the local fire regulations, we will be monitoring the attendance in our breakout session rooms. As our educational sessions are not ticketed, all seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Consequently, plan appropriately to ensure you gain access to the sessions you want. Once all seats are taken in a room, no one will be allowed to enter.

Anti-Harassment Policy
The Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference and its owners/organizers, AFP DC and DMAW are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the event organizers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Discrimination or unfair treatment based on gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion.
  • Sexual images in public spaces
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  • Harassing photography or recording
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other events
  • Inappropriate physical contact
  • Unwelcome sexual attention
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
  • Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Exhibitors in the Solutions Showcase are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the conference a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all sessions and Bridge Conference event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible to a member of the Bridge Conference staff. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event.

You can make a personal report by contacting a staff member at the registration area. Appropriate steps will be taken to ensure you feel comfortable giving your report and deciding next steps.

The Bridge Conference welcomes all attendees and complies fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please notify the Bridge Conference at the time you register, or in writing to customer service at least 14 calendar days prior to the event, if you need a sign language interpreter or other accommodation related to audio, visual, or mobility needs.

The Gaylord Hotel is quite large and the Conference has educational sessions in different parts of the building. If you have any mobility challenges, be sure to allow plenty of time to get from one point to another.

Privacy Policy

Consent to Use Images and Share Information

Media Release: Registrant gives the Bridge Conference permission to photograph and video/audio record the Registrant and to use the same in Bridge publications, promotions, and other media. Registrant understands that the Bridge Conference has exclusive rights to these visual and audio recordings.

Photographs, videos and recording will be taken at the event for use on the Bridge Conference website, conference print collateral, in the press, future marketing materials and social media. By attending this event, you consent to the Bridge Conference photographing, taking video, and using your image and likeness.

By registering for the Bridge Conference, you agree that we may provide your registration information to our sponsors, partners, and affiliates who helped make this conference possible and that they may contact you with offers that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to share your information, to opt out notify submit a written request to registration@bridgeconf.org.

Health & Safety

Gaylord National Hotel Initiatives

The Gaylord Hotel brand, part of Marriott Hotels, has many protocols relating to: Health & Safety Expertise; Commitment to Clean; Gaylord Technology; COVID Case Notification; Specific Protocols for Public Spaces and Leisure Amenities; Safe and Clean Guest Room Environments; Healthy & Safe Meetings, Conventions & Events – feel free to read about them all here: Gaylord Hotel Health & Safety Protocols

  • Gaylord encourages guests to use their phones to check in, access their rooms, make special requests and order food for pick-up or delivery to their rooms. These “touchless” services can all be done quickly via the Marriott Bonvoy mobile app.
  • Seating capacities and floor plans are reviewed on an event-by-event basis. This will ensure compliance with physical distancing recommendations from state authorities, as well as local fire department regulations.
  • Convention public space attendants are dedicated to regular cycles of guest touch point sanitization. High-touch points such as conference room doors, light switches and other equipment are sanitized after each group’s use.
  • STARS (Gaylord employees) are required to be aware of and follow personal hygiene, physical distancing and Personal Protective Equipment, in compliance with all federal, state and local public health guidance. Hand sanitizing stations for guest use are placed in high traffic areas and public spaces.
  • All Gaylord Hotels have certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and/or a Registered Nurse (RN) on-site. If the hotel is alerted to a suspected case of COVID-19, the guest will be directed toward appropriate medical care through the hotel staff, who follow the direction of local health authorities. The hotel will then conduct additional cleaning and disinfecting protocols of all areas that the guest may have been in during their visit.